Sore Throats—What Really Works?
Sore throat is a common complaint in the emergency department and outpatient clinic setting. “Strep throat” caused…
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Sore Throats—What Really Works?
Sore throat is a common complaint in the emergency department and outpatient clinic setting. “Strep throat” caused... -
Be Prepared for In-Flight Medical Emergencies
An overhead speaker rings several times and is followed by a brief burst of static. “Ladies and... -
Trauma in the Obstetric Patient: A Bedside Tool
Trauma is the number one cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States.1 Concerns about the...
Be Prepared for In-Flight Medical Emergencies
An overhead speaker rings several times and is followed by a brief burst of static. “Ladies and…
Trauma in the Obstetric Patient: A Bedside Tool
Trauma is the number one cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States.1 Concerns about the…
Alternative Uses for Q-tips
In 1923, Leo Gerstenzang invented the commercial Q-tip after observing his wife attach wads of cotton to…
ED Director of the Year Announced
Dr. Rex G. Mathew of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, was named Emergency Department Director of the…
Reversal of Anticoagulation
Emergency physicians routinely encounter patients who are receiving some form of anticoagulant therapy. This population becomes increasingly…
Bedside Ultrasound of the Abdominal Aorta
Abdominal, back, and flank pain are some of the more common presenting complaints of patients for whom…
International Emergency Care Group Needs You
Around the world, lack of access to emergency medical and trauma care is a significant cause of…
Reisdorff Is New ABEM Director
Longtime ACEP member Dr. Earl J. Reisdorff was named executive director of the American Board of Emergency…
I Hear Ya, Brother
You can’t teach morality. At least, so I’ve heard. It’s definitely hard to legislate. What about empathy?…